Abraham Lincoln outlawed business with the Confederate States during the Civil War.
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The Apollo 16 mission launched from Cape Canaveral in Florida.
Queen Anne knighted Isaac Newton at Trinity College, Cambridge, England.
Kendrick Lamar became the first rapper to win Pulitzer Prize.
The Argentinian city of Salta was founded as an outpost between Buenos Aires, Peru, and Lima.
George Washington started his 220-mile journey to become the first President of the United States.
